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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Roe v. Wade and Its Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
The subject of the legality of abortion has been a contentious one for decades. Read about the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973, and the subsequent attempts to maintain it and overturn it.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: The Supreme Court: Landmark Cases: Casey v. Planned Parenthood (1992)

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS gives a summary of the landmark Supreme Court case of Casey v. Planned Parenthood which upheld the constitutional right to have an abortion in most cases. Requirements for parental consent, informed consent, and 24-hour waiting...
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Digital History

Digital History: Feminism Reborn

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive survey of the women's movement during the 1960s and 1970s documents women and politics, women's wages, legal discrimination against women, stereotypes of women, women's rights legislation, and women's rights...
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Article
Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Roe v Wade

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed facts and interesting information about the 1973 landmark Supreme Court decision in the case of Roe v. Wade which ruled that state governments could not regulate abortion during the first three months until the end of the first...
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Other

Aclu: Justice Harry Blackmun Dies

For Students 9th - 10th
Article remembering Supreme Court Chief Justice Harry Blackmun for his courage while fighting for a women's right to have an abortion.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Kerry Presidential Campaign, 2004

For Students 9th - 10th
he Wikipedia offers this guide to John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign. Features endorsements and issue stances on such topics as economy, gun control, abortion and Iraq.
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Voters Make History With State Ballot Initiatives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Eminent Domain, Gay Marriage, Abortion, Marijuana, and the Death Penalty are a few issues that were on some state ballots in recent years. This lesson addresses the relationship these initiatives have with our constitutional rights.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Supreme Court History: Expanding Civil Rights: Roe v. Wade (1973)

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS' series on the Supreme Court covers several landmark cases, perhaps the most controversial of which is Roe v. Wade. Read about the case here, the reasons for the ruling that was made, and the exceptions to the ruling.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: New Century, Old Disputes

For Students 9th - 10th
As the United States entered the twenty-first century, old disputes continued to rear their heads. Some revolved around what it meant to be American and the rights to full citizenship. Others arose from religious conservatism and the...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Era and Political Backlash

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this instructional activity, students analyze the text of the Equal Rights Amendment, trace the amendment process taken to get the ERA passed, analyze the reasons for opposition to ERA, and the methods used to stop its ratification....
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Other

The Chicago Women's Liberation Union: An Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Well-written essay that describes the conditions of American women and the early women's liberation movement. Links to many related articles, posters and interviews. Good resource.
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Illinois Institute of Technology

The Oyez Project: Bigelow v. Virginia (1975)

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief overview of the Bigelow v. Virginia (1975) Supreme Court case.
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Boston College

Boston College: Bigelow v. Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete syllabus and decision on the Supreme Court case Bigelow v. Virginia (1975).
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Other

Aclu: Women's Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains a summary of the role of the ACLU in gaining women's rights in a variety of areas. Informative timeline is available.
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The Best Notes

The Best Notes: The Cider House Rules by John Irving

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an online study guide/notes for the novel The Cider House Rules by John Irving including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Janet Reno

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopedia Britannica provides a biography of Janet Reno, the first female U.S. Attorney General. Her most controversial decision was her order of FBI agents to raid the compound of the Branch Davidian cult near Waco, Texas.
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University of Missouri

Exploring Constitutional Conflicts: Roe v. Wade

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives the majority opinion and dissenting opinion of the Roe vs. Wade case of 1973.
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Other

The Christian Coalition of America

For Students 9th - 10th
Official homepage of the Christian Coalition of America.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Justice Harry Blackmun

For Students 9th - 10th
A page consisting of links to many accounts and opinions on the life, career, and decisions of Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun.
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Website
Other

Aclu: American Civil Liberties Union

For Students 9th - 10th
Official home of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Learn about American news, what's going on with the Supreme Court and new legislation, and more at this online interest group.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Fight for Reproductive Rights

For Students 9th - 10th
Along with demands for other rights in the 1960s and 1970s came the demand for reproductive rights. Read the development of ideas from the introduction of birth control pills in 1960 to the contentious Supreme Court ruling in Roe v Wade...
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Website
Country Studies US

Country Studies: Conservatism and Ronald Reagan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Country Studies. By 1980, many Americans were ready for a change. Within the Republican party, the New Right emerged which brought along with it a new conservatism and a winning presidential candidate in...

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